AAXtoMPpy

This is an attempt to provide the functionality of https://github.com/KrumpetPirate/AAXtoMP3 through python.
Currently supports conversion to mp3 file format with subsequent splitting into chapters derived from file metadata.

Requirements

• ffmpeg findable by the default shell
• Python 3.7 (probably works with some lower versions, but I don't know which features came when...)
• Your personal audible activation bytes. See https://github.com/inAudible-NG/audible-activator or https://github.com/inAudible-NG/tables on how you can obtain them.

Usage

This script now has command line options:

-h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i [INFILE [INFILE ...]], --infile [INFILE [INFILE ...]]
                        Input files, if given, the .aax files among them will be converted. If not given, an input dir has to be given with -d
  -d [DIRECTORY [DIRECTORY ...]], --directory [DIRECTORY [DIRECTORY ...]]
                        Directory/ies from which .aax files will be converted.
  -f FORMAT, --format FORMAT
                        Format abbreviation for the file format the input files will be converted to. See ffmpeg documentation on which ones are possible. Default: mp3
  -c CODEC, --codec CODEC
                        Encoder that ffmpeg should use, see their documentation on possible options.
  -b, --debug           Set logging level to debug.
  -a AUTHCODE, --authcode AUTHCODE
                        Personal audible activation code, see github page on how to obtain it. If not given, a '.authcode' file containing nothing but the activation
                        code needs to be in the current directory.
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        Output directory path.

Notes

Tested only on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with python 3.9 and ffmpeg version 4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1.